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City police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi identified the victim only as a 47-year-old woman, who was shot Thursday shortly after 6 p.m. in the 2500 block of West Fayette Street near Shipley Street. The woman was pronounced dead at about 5 p.m. Friday.

Two men sitting with the woman on a front porch also suffered gunshot wounds. The men are expected to survive their injuries, Guglielmi said.

Detectives said they believe the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute involving a woman.

"The suspects knew our victims, the victims knew our suspects, and they were targeted for silly things, to be frank," Guglielmi said earlier Friday.

Also Thursday, police were called to another triple-shooting in the 2600 block of East Preston Street in east Baltimore, where three people were shot. Investigators said they found two men and a woman with gunshot wounds.

Police said Andre Curry died after he was shot several times in the chest.

Witnesses told detectives gunmen emerged from an alley and shot a man in the shoulder and a woman in the foot before fleeing. The man was last listed in critical condition. The woman was listed in serious condition.

"The motive in this case, we believe, is that two of these individuals were known drug dealers in the area and they were targeted," Baltimore City Police Department Homicide Commander Col. Garnell Green said.

Homicide detectives were also called to the 4600 block of York Road hear Loyola University in north Baltimore, where a man who was in his late teens or early 20s was fatally shot in the head.

It was not immediately known whether any of the incidents were connected. Investigators said they are looking into whether the two triple shootings may be retaliatory.

The spate of shootings prompted police to beef up their presence this holiday weekend.

"I do want to caution people, you will have spikes. You will have nights like last night. There's no way to prevent that," Guglielmi said earlier Friday.

Police acknowledged some of the victims were bystanders.

Flash mobs fill Little Italy

In addition to the shootings, police are dealing with flash mobs, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter David Collins said. One flash mob ran through two restaurants in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood Thursday evening.

At one place, the participants turned over chairs and startled diners before bursting into an Indian restaurant, where chef Jarnai Singh said they forced their way in.

Police commanders have since assembled a deployment plan specifically for the holiday weekend that will include more foot patrols and more technology used. New academy graduates will be put in the mix as well as officers who usually work in administration.

Business owners in Little Italy said they want to see a return of police foot patrols.